World Radio Day Celebrated

13 February was celebrated as World Radio Day — a day to celebrate radio as a medium; to improve international cooperation between broadcasters; and to encourage major networks and community radio alike to promote access to information, freedom of expression and gender equality over the airwaves.

UNESCO through World Radio Day has committed to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment.

Through World Radio Day celebrations around the world, UNESCO promoted gender equality by:

• Sensitizing radio station owners, executives, journalists, and governments to develop gender-related policies and strategies for radio
• Eliminating stereotypes and promoting multidimensional portrayal in radio
• Building radio skills for youth radio production, with a focus on young women as producers, hosts, reporters
• Promoting Safety of women radio journalists

UNESCO’s General Conference, at its 36th session in 2011, proclaimed World Radio Day on 13 February.